South O’Brien’s cross country runners saw their first competition of the season Friday, August 30 at the Deb Hankens Cross Country Meet at Cherokee Golf & Country Club. The meet was originally scheduled for Thursday but threatening weather caused it to be postponed a day.
The six Wolverine boys runners all competed at the varsity level. Freshman Landen Davenport finished 22nd. Next were seniors Ethan Schwarz and Bensen Rohwer who placed 33rd and 38th, respectively. Sophomore Corbin Warnke finished 39th, one place ahead of senior Caleb Buenger. Placing 45th was junior Asa Flinders. The team total was 172, slotting the Wolverines in seventh.
The two South O’Brien girls also ran at the varsity level. Hailei Wallinga finished 34th and Tricia Kilts 36th. Both are seniors. With only the two runners, the Wolverines were not able to compete as a team.
Cherokee produced the first-place team in each of the races, but by the narrowest of margins. On the girls’ side, the Braves’ 40 points edged out Alta-Aurelia’s score of 41. The host team scored 56 points in the boys race compared to 57 for MVAOCOU.
Girls Varsity Team Results: Cherokee 40, Alta-Aurelia 41, Ridge View 60, MVAOCOU 107, Gehlen Catholic 114.
South O’Brien Individual Results
Hailei Wallinga, 34th, 31:31.04; Tricia Kilts, 36th, 33:56.35.
Boys Varsity Team Results: Cherokee 56, MVAOCOU 57, Ridge View 64, HMS 87, Alta-Aurelia 96, Gehlen Catholic 157, South O’Brien 172.
South O’Brien Individual Results
Landen Davenport, 22nd, 20:32.80; Ethan Schwarz, 33rd, 21:58.53; Bensen Rohwer, 38th, 23:14.36; Corbin Warnke, 39th, 23:22.30; Caleb Buenger, 40th, 23:39.90; Asa Flinders, 45th, 26:31.56.